The Salvation Army

Shoppers may not realize it, but the Salvation Army is perfectly happy with loose change. That's one of the messages that the Salvation Army of the Lehigh Valley wants to get out as it enters into the final push of its annual Red Kettle Campaign. The goal of this year's campaign is $300,000, and as of this week, the social service agency was about halfway there. Last year's goal was also $300,000, but the campaign fell short with a total of $266,566 raised, Michael Kukitz, resource development manager for agency, said. Major Alberto Suarez, who heads the Lehigh Valley chapter, said people usually want to give when they see the familiar red kettles, but with debit and...

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